We are relationship builders. We are impact makers.
We do more than provide CX services, we consider ourselves master architects of authentic, on-brand experiences that help you stand out in today’s highly competitive experience economy.
Our geo-diverse delivery model combines global strategy with nearshore expertise, merging the best talent with the latest technology to bring you flexible, scalable customer support that can evolve right alongside your business.
Our Values
We have a thriving entrepreneurial culture sustained by our shared core values known as the 4Ys: Quality, Integrity, Reliability, and Family.
Here’s what they mean to us:
Quality
We don’t just talk the talk, we walk the walk by providing real and measurable results to meet our client’s strategic and tactical objectives. Our aim is to always deliver above and beyond what is promised.
Integrity
Partnerships are built on trust, and trust must be earned. Our track record demonstrates that we have earned the trust of clients, staff, and industry colleagues who rely on our principled and sincere approach to business.
Reliability
Our word is gold. We always follow through on our commitments, and our infrastructure is designed to be resilient and robust enough to sustain operational demands and changes.
Family
We consider all team members and clients part of our family. Through an inclusive and collaborative approach, we aim to ensure everyone feels they contribute to and are a part of the organization’s success.
Our Journey
We are the largest Caribbean-born business process outsourcer. Once a local success story, we are now an international company and the region’s leading customer experience provider. Check out our transformational growth year-over-year.
Founded by husband and wife, Yoni Epstein and Lisa Lake, itel maintains family values at our core. Duane Williams was our first employee and today he is our Chief Technology Officer. We started with 7 employees and a grand vision.
We didn’t waste any time building out a geo-diverse footprint. When itel launched operations in Freeport, Grand Bahama, we established the first contact center in The Bahamas helping to diversify the local economy.
By year two, our growth as a start-up business accelerated quickly to 350 employees. With a strong company culture already thriving, it was time to expand our Montego Bay facilities.
We continued to scale operations in high-potential locations. We opened a site in Jamaica’s capital city, Kingston, creating a new world of possibilities through an educated and untapped workforce and surrounding business infrastructure.
With a focus on the future and the best ways to meet the needs of clients, we knew it was time to establish a North American presence. We developed a U.S. footprint and reached 750 employees through the acquisition of CarRental8.com. Our CEO, Yoni Epstein, is named “Entrepreneur of the Year” by Nearshore Americas.
Known by many as our “Silicon Valley by the sea,” we launched our new headquarters in a converted factory shell on the waterfront in Montego Bay and grew to 1,000 employees. Its modern aesthetic, and state-of-the-art infrastructure, designed for employee wellness, realized a long-held dream. It was a turning point for itel and solidified our company’s reputation as a leader in the nearshore space.
Acquisition of Granada Corporation, the industry’s leading work-from-home platform. itel obtains Mexico-based operations and a multilingual network of customer experience agents across the U.S.
itel receives its first Frost & Sullivan Growth Excellence Leadership Award and receives HFS Top 10 Report ranking.
itelFest brings together over 300 global itel members around the theme of EX=CX.
Launch of the 4Ys Foundation to give back to our communities and support charitable initiatives.
The world faces an economic and health crisis that changes the way global services are delivered. itel introduces onsite safety protocols and expands its work-at-home network in the U.S., as well as into the Caribbean.
itel Saint Lucia begins operations in Vieux Fort and our geographic footprint expands to 3,500 employees in 6 countries of operation. The world-class facility was immediately in high-demand from clients and potential alike. We started construction on a 2nd building in less than 6 months.
We introduce a new brand and change our name from itelbpo to itel.
Through an acquisition, itel expands into Guyana and Honduras adding new talent to its team and reaching a total of 5,000 employees.
itel officially launches operations in Honduras, located in the Altia Smart City in San Pedro Sula, and adds another 1,000 team members (6,000 employees).
Colombia becomes itel’s innovation hub with our newly launched Data Science & Innovation Team.
itel launches its state-of-the-art campus in Kingston, Jamaica.
itel celebrates a major milestone: 10 years of growth and innovation, boasting a happy, engaged workforce of over 7,000 employees.
After partnering with a major North American logistics brand, itel builds out a 4th facility with dedicated and customized space to meet the needs of its client and team.
Yoni Epstein, CD, itel’s Founding Chairman and CEO, is conferred Commander of the Order of Distinction by Jamaica’s Governor General for his contribution to the country’s business process outsourcing sector.
We are an award-winning customer experience partner with operations across Latin America, the Caribbean and the U.S.
With a global footprint that includes seven different countries, we’ve been recognized by both regional and international institutions for our leadership strength in entrepreneurship, economic impact, customer experience and employee experience.
